WBTS and WHDH

[A Joseph Ross]

Channel 38 was widely carried on cable systems long before it was 
co-owned by WBZ and long before WBZ was owned by CBS.


On 1/3/2017 10:55 AM, Bob DeMattia wrote:
> ​This could be CBS saying if you want to carry WBZ you have to carry 38
> also,
> or pricing such that carrying 38 is a better option than just BZ by itself.
>
> -Bob
> ​
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Sean Smyth <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu> wrote:
>
>> One of the main reasons Channel 38 became so widely carried was the Bruins
>> and Red Sox, and later the Celtics. It's been years since any of those
>> teams had a local broadcast TV package.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 12:24 PM Doug Drown <ashboy1951@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It has occurred to me that there may be a silver lining for WHDH amidst
>> all
>>> this kerfuffle over the affiliation loss.  What if WHDH were to give
>>>
>>> Comcast and NECN some significant competition outside Boston?  According
>> to
>>> what I've been reading, the station plans to significantly beef up its
>> news
>>> operation; what if it were to become a "superstation" comparable to WSBK
>>>
>>> and WGN, offering Boston and New England news to the rest of the region
>>>
>>> (and Canada) via Time Warner and other non-Comcast-owned cable companies,
>>>
>>> as well as via satellite?  DISH and DIRECTV don't carry NECN; it's a
>>>
>>> cable-only operation.  I think this could be a great opportunity for
>> WHDH,
>>> if it could be worked out.
>>>
>>> --
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>

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